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Toddler Storytime Theme: Color RED
My storytime was definitely not my favorite today, the kids didn’t really seem to enjoy the books but were really into our scarf song. I think part of the reason is that we have a little boy in class with a disability who comes with an adult and an aide…
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Storytime Theme: Dinosaurs
I tend to gauge my storytimes on how sweaty I am at the end. The sweatier (usually) the better. But today upped the ante with a hoarse voice (from roaring) and being sweaty. Storytime Theme: Dinosaurs was a great time and hit with kids and adults alike! The group ranges from babies to…
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2016 CLEL Bell Awards Winners
The CLEL Bell Awards were announced this morning by the Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy (CLEL) inititave. There are five books selected, each focusing on one of the early literacy practices. So, without further ado…. Read – Sloth Slept On by Frann Preston-Gannon Write – Inside This Book: (are three books) by…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Snow Books
Since we got over two feet of snow, that’s all that is on anyone’s mind! That being said, here are some of my favorite snow books to share in storytime. The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats Snow by Manya Stojic The Mitten by Jan Brett The Story of Snopw:…
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Toddler Storytime Theme: Fun Read Alouds
For storytime this week, I tried my hand at a little Spanish with the story, Counting Ovejas, which if you’re like me is a great story for adding a bilingual element that is not too difficult. You just need to know your numbers, colors and the word “ovejas” which is sheep…
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Parachute Storytime Theme: Interactive Books
This was our last week of storytime for the fall! And I had a pretty small group, which really worked with the books I had. The kids loved Shark in the Park, especially when they got to yell, “SHARK!” They, of course, loved Polar Bear’s Underwear as well. Which is not surprising……
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Toddler Storytime Theme: Fun Favorites
The kids were wired for storytime! Because it was Election Day, the kids were out of school because some of the schools in the district act as polling places, so besides the Halloween candy, older siblings came to storytime as well and made it CRAZY! But, the kids by and…
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Parachute Storytime Theme: Characters with Names that Start with the Letter "C"
I’m not really sure what’s happening but every week I have fewer and fewer kids for Parachute Storytime. It worked out well for this week as I chose extra long books (even though it probably wasn’t the best choice). All my books had the common theme that the characters’ names…
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Toddler Storytime Theme: I Like Me!
In a world where kids (and adults!) are constantly being pushed to do their best and beyond, I think it’s so important to teach kids to have good self-confidence and to like who they are. We did a few of my favorite books including The OK Book by the dynamite duo…
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Parachute Storytime Theme: Zoo Animals
These are some of my favorite books! And unfortunately, I had a very small crowd to share them, I only ended up with seven kids, and I think I’m picking books that are too advanced for them. These books would probably work really well with preschool age kids, but my…
